Wall bracket



Patented Aug. 123, 1924i.

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ORSON FRANK FOSTER, F ENGLEWOOD, NEW JERSEY.

WALL BRACKET.

Application filed. June 30, 1922.

of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inl/Vall Brackets; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and enact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in' the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame. 7

This invention relates to wall brackets and involves the provision of abracket of this type which is especially suited to the hanging orsuspension of office, household or factory equipment and accessories,among which might be mentioned electric fans, radiators, cabinets,doors, clocks, pictures, etc. I

The bracket includes essentially a receptacle or socket member which hasa face plate arranged to lie fiat against the wall,

preferably in a countersink prepared for its reception, the socketportion of the member extending from the face plate and being adapted toenter a suitable hole drilled in the wall to accommodate it. Inconjunction with the receptacle or socket member, there is provided ahook member comprising a pin for insertion into the receptacle, and alug to which the object to be suspended is fastened either directly orby means of a supporting plate secured to the lug. I

Where, for example, an electric fan is to be hung on a wall by means ofthe bracket constituting this invention, it is of advantage to have thesocket portion of the receptacle and its bore square in cross section, 1and the pin of the hook member correspondingly shaped to fit the bore.This construction will prevent turning of the socket portion of thereceptacle within the hole in the wall and. the pin within thereceptacle, thus precluding the possibility of any swinging movement ofthe object after it is mounted on the wall, such as might result with anoscillating fan, for example.

Whether the object which it is desired. to mount be a fan or otherobject such as a radiator, the stability and security of the mountingwill be enhanced by forming the socket member of the receptacle at anangle to its face plate, and downwardly inclined to fit acorrespondingly downwardly in- Serial No. 571,974.

clined hole in the wall. In this form, the pin of the hook member willof course be bent an angle to the lug corresponding to the angle whichthe socket portion of the receptacle makes with its face plate. By

this arrangement, a better distribution of stresses is obtained and thestrain on the wall due to the weight of the object suspended is muchless pronounced, as will be understood.

The details of the invention will be described in connection with theaccompanying drawings illustrating the preferred embodiment of theinvention, in which Fig. 1 is a view illustrating an electric fanmounted by means of the bracket on a brick or plaster'wall, the bracketand wall being shown in section;

Fig. 2 is a View along the line 22 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the receptacle or socket member;

F g. 4. is a front view of the socket member looking at the face plate;

Fig. 5 is a sectional view of the finishing plate used in conjunctionwith the face plate of the socket member;

' Fig. 6 is a plan view of the face plate;

Fig. 7 is a side View of the hook member; Fig. 8 is a front "iew of thehook member illustrated in Fig. 7;

Fig.- 9 is a sectional side view of the socket member applied to awoodenpartition or other wooden Wall construction or column;

Fig. 10 is a front view of the construction illustrated in Fig. 9.

Referring to the drawings, the bracket illustrated consists of areceptacle 11 and hook member 12, a finishing plate 13 and a base orsupporting plate 14c. The receptacle 11 has a face plate 15 which isarranged to lie flat against the wall 16, from which the object is to besuspended, in a. countersink 17 prepared for the accommodation of theface plate 15 and the finishing plate 13. The countersink is made sothat when the finishing plate 13 is superimposed upon the face. plate15, the finishing plate will be flush with the surface of the wall asillustrated in Figs. 1 and 9. Inclined at an angle to the face plate 15of the receptacle or socket member 11 is a socket portion 18 which isadapted to fit a downwardly inclined hole 19 drilled in the wall for itsreception, the socket portionhaving a bore 20 and being preferablyclosed. at its inner end 21; Both the exterior configuration of thesocket portion 18, as well as its bore 20, are square in cross section.

The hook member of the bracket consists of a lug 22 and a pin 23extending from the lug and at an angle thereto. The pin 23 is formedsquare in cross section corresponding to the shape of the bore 20 of thereceptacle 18, as is illustrated in Fig. 2. The angle between the lug 22and the pin 23 is made 'to correspond tothe angle between the socketportion 18 of the receptacle and its face plate so that when the pin isin place in the socket, the lug 22 will be parallel with the wall andwith. the-face plate '15.

i Secured to the. lug 22 of the hook member as by means of screws24passing. through the holes 25 in the lug is the base or supportingplate 14. This supporting plate is formed with a de ression 27 forreceivin 0 made slightly larger than the out-side diagthe lug 22 of thehook member which sets against'the wall, the depressionbeing of such adepth that when the'supporting plate I plate 14: by means, for example,of screws 28 passing through the plate and into appropriate screw holesin the base of the object, such as thebase of an electric fan 29illustrated in Fig. 1. i

Inadjusting the bracket in place, where the wall is of brick or plaster,as illustrated in Fig. 1, a downwardly inclined hole is firstdrilled'int-he wall as by means of a star drill, the diameter of the hole beingonal dimension of the socket portion 18 of the bracket. The hole is nextfilled with plaster of Paris mixed to the proper consistency, and thesocket portion of the receptacle member introduced and adjusted so thatthe" face plate 17 lies flat against the wall in the countersunkportion. In order screw holes 32 for the reception of machine screwswhich secure the finlslnng plate to 1 8. The finishing plate may be ofbrass or the face plate, both plates having registering openings 33and34 respectively, opening into the bore 20 of the socket portion othermetal finished in anydesired manner,

and .it will be seen that with this plate in position'fiush with thesurface of the wall 16, the receptacle or socket port-ion of the woodenpartition or column, the construction illustrated in Figs. 9 and 10 ispreferred. In this case the downwardly inclined holes 19 is drilled witha diameter preferably slightly less than the largest dimension of thesocket portion 18 of the receptacle to provide gripping action by theforcing of the receptacle portion in place in the hole. The face plate15 of the receptacle has in this instance four holes arranged at itscorners as illustrated is Fig. 1, two of these holes being provided forscrews by which the finishing plate is secured to the face plate, andthe remaining holes 35 being countersunk and designed for wood screws36, which secure the receptacle to the partition. The socket portion 18may, in this construction, be open at its inner end for the reason thatsince no plaster is used to secure the receptacle member, the diflicultyof the bore of the socket portion filling with plaster upon insertioninto the hole as in Fig. 1 will not be encountered.

It will be seen from the foregoing description that the inventionprovides a wall bracket of simple and inexpensive construction whichwill serve as a means for effectively mounting objects on any kind ofwall, partition or column while preserving an attractive appearance whenthe object is not in place. The bracket may be readily fitted into thewalls in old buildings, and in the construction of new buildings, thereceptacle member of the bracket may be initially built in the walls atdesired locations, much after the manner of electric receptacles. Oncehaving the socket member in place, the fan or other object is veryreadily put in place and taken down.

I claim:

1. A wall bracket including a receptacle member having a face platearranged to lie against the wall and a socket portion extending from theplate and which is adapted to enter a hole in the wall, means forfastening the face plate to the wall, a hook member comprising :1 lugand a pin adapted to enter the receptacle, and a supporting platesecured to the lug of the hook member, substantially as described.

2. A wall bracket including a receptacle member having a face platearranged to lie against the wall and a socket portion which is adaptedto enter a hole in the wall, means for fastening the face plate to thewall, a hook member comprising a lug and a pin which is adapted to enterthe receptacle, and a supporting plate having on its under side adepression for receiving the lug to which the supporting plate issecured, substantially as described.

3. A wall bracket including a receptacle member having a face plateadapted to lie against the wall and a socket portion square in crosssection and having a square bore which is adapted to enter acorrespondingly shaped hole in the wall, means for fastening the faceplate to the wall, a hook member comprising a lug and a pin, the latterbeing square in cross section to fit the bore of the socket, andasupporting plate secured to the lug of the hook member, substantiallyas described.

4:. A wall bracket including a receptacle member having a face plateadapted to lie against the wall, and a socket portion downwardlyinclined relative to the plate and adapted to enter a correspondinglydownwardly inclined hole in the wall, means for fastening the face plateto the wall, a hook member comprising a lug and a pin bent at an angleto the lug and fitting into the socket, and a supporting plate securedto the lug of the hook member, substantially as described. 1

5. A wall bracket including a receptacle member having a face plateadapted to lie against the wall and a socket portion downwardly inclinedrelative to the plate and adapted to enter a correspondingly downwardlyinclined hole in the wall, means for fastening the face plate to thewall, a hook member comprising a lug and a pin bent at an angle to thelug and fitting'into the receptacle, and a supporting plate having onits under side a depression for receiving the lug to which thesupporting plate is secured, substantially as described.

6. A wall bracket including a receptacle member having a face plateadapted to lie against the wall and a socket portion square in crosssection and having a square bore, and which is downwardly inclinedrelative to the plate and adapted to fit a correspondingly downwardlyinclined hole, in the wall, means for fastening the face plate to thewall, a hook member comprising a lug and a pin square in cross sectionwhich is bent at an angle to the lug and is adapted to fit into the boreofthc receptacle, and a supporting plate having on its under side adepression for receiving the lug to which the supporting plate issecured, substantially as described.

7. A wall bracket including a receptacle member having a face platearranged to lie in a countersink in the wall and a socket portionextending from the plate and which is adapted to enter a hole in thewall, a finishing plate arranged to overlie the face plate in saidcountersink, and means for securing the finishing plate to the faceplate, substantially as described.

8. A wall bracket including a receptacle member having a face platearranged to lie in a countersink in the wall and a socket portionextending from the face plate having a corrugated surface and which isadapted to enter a hole in the wall, a finishing plate arranged tooverlie the face plate, means for securing the finishing plate to theface plate, and a device adapted to be engaged by said receptacle memberfor sup porting the object to be mounted, substantially as described.

9. A wall bracket including a receptacle member having a face platearranged to lie in a countersink in the wall, a finishing plate and asocket portion square in cross section extending from the face plate andhaving a corrugated surface and which is adapted to enter a hole in thewall, means for securing the finishing plate to the face plate, a hookmember comprising a lug and a pin which is adapted to enter thereceptacle for supporting the object to be mounted, substantially asdescribed.

10. A wall bracket including a receptacle member having a face platearranged to lie in a countersink in the wall, and a socket portionsquare in cross section integral with the face plate having a corrugatedsurface, and which is adapted to enter a hole in the wall, a hook membercomprising a lug and a pin which is adapted to enter the receptacle, anda supporting plate having on its under side a depression for receivingthe lug to which the supporting plate is secured, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

ORSON FRANK FOSTER.

